John Tetreau was driving south on Black Rock Turnpike around 2:30 p.m. Saturday when he made a left turn onto Burroughs Road and attempted to make a U-turn, police said. Witnesses told police he drove up onto the right curb to make the turn and hit the back of a car that was stopped at the red traffic light at Burroughs.

Police said he failed field sobriety tests.

John Tetreau was also charged with following too closely, driving an unregistered motor vehicle and not having insurance for the Dodge pickup truck he was driving. The truck was towed from the scene. He was released on a promise to appear Aug. 6 in Bridgeport Superior Court.